# NTSB NYC82FA003: Cessna 152, N24524, Fishers Island, NY, October 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1981
- Place: Fishers Island, NY · FISHERS ISLAND, NY
- Location: 41.2677° N, 71.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fishers Island, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2677&lon=-71.9928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123442
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82FA003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2919  81/10/15   FISHERS ISLAND,NY   CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1038                    N24524              PX-  0  1  0  MAPPING/PHOTO             57, 11473 TOTAL HOURS, 79
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GROTON,CT                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     140
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           7                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OF RESIDENTIAL FIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24524](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24524-1984-06-29), registration cancelled 1984-06-29, S/N 15280310 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19811015068169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811015068169A), Oct 15, 1981: Cessna 152, Fishers Island, NY, Destroyed. Circled low and slow to photograph a house fire. Hit down draft, house and trees, had flaps down.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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